NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell won't punish Riley Cooper

[Real2DaC0re]

The NFL will not discipline Riley Cooper.


Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday that he will let the Philadelphia Eagles punish the fourth-year wide receiver, whose racially insensitive comments emerged Wednesday, without additional penalties from the league because of the league's collective bargaining agreement prevents it.

Goodell said on ESPN’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning” that Cooper’s comments were “obviously wrong, insensitive and unacceptable” and then added “He’s accepted responsibility for it, he has spoken to his team, he has been disciplined by the club, and will go through some training with the club to understand.

"I'm glad to see the club stepped up and took a decisive action quickly, and that's the important part of this. We do not penalize at the club level and the league level for the same instance. That's not something that we do (per the collective bargaining agreement) ... We will not be taking action separately from the club."

Cooper was caught on video, which went public Wednesday, using a racial slur at a concert in June. He apologized to his teammates and others for the remarks.

''This is the lowest of lows,'' Cooper said. ''This is not the type of person I want to be portrayed as. This isn't the type of person I am. I'm extremely sorry.''

Cooper said he was drinking when he directed the slur at an African-American security guard at the concert.

''That's no excuse for what I said. I don't use that term,'' he said. ''I was raised better than that. I have a great mom and dad and they're disgusted with my actions.''

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/riley-cooper-roger-goodell-nfl-will-not-punish-comments-080113

 

[BrownTurd]

Why should he?

 

[REDLINE]

Soooo this concert was in June and now he feels bad in the end of July/early August once the video is made public. He's full of shit just like he's full of shit if he thinks that's the first time he's used the word.

 

[Dirtylakerie]

The commish might not punish him. But sure someone will.

 

[sherminator]

Gonna be a long year for him on the field, I wouldn't be surprised he ends up in a top ten hit

 

[kdogg3270]

man i wish the skins still had Sean Taylor. on a side note, i see Cooper and aaron hernandez were teammates at Florida. i'm guessing their behavior was overshadowed by the Tebow hype.

 

[ugk]

man i wish the skins still had Sean Taylor. on a side note, were'nt Cooper and aaron hernandez teammates at Florida?

 

[kdogg3270]

exactly lol

 

[World B Free]

Riley Cooper will get punished, it won't be by Goodell, it'll be those BLACK PLAYERS colliding with him, giving him some extra retribution.

 

[ak_rep]

This is bullshit. This dude should be removed from the team immediately, and suspended indefinitely. I change my stance a bit and feel for the brothas on the Eagles roster that have to conform.

But I believe this qualifies as a hostile/ toxic work environment. This is a documented racist working with a predominantly black team. If one brotha feels uncomfortable, and I'm sure there are, he needs to go. I hope they organize a coup on the under and take this to the player's union.

Eagles fans gotta deal with that shit too.

 

[ljinsane]

This is bullshit. This dude should be removed from the team immediately, and suspended indefinitely. I change my stance a bit and feel for the brothas on the Eagles roster that have to conform.

But I believe this qualifies as a hostile/ toxic work environment. This is a documented racist working with a predominantly black team. If one brotha feels uncomfortable, and I'm sure there are, he needs to go. I hope they organize a coup on the under and take this to the player's union.

Eagles fans gotta deal with that shit too.

The team has fined/punished him.

Goodell can't do anything due to the CBA. A players cannot be punished by both the tam AND the League for the same offense

 

[kdogg3270]

The team has fined/punished him.

Goodell can't do anything due to the CBA. A players cannot be punished by both the tam AND the League for the same offense

the division in the eagles locker room may have already begun, according to yahoo. LeSean McCoy speaks out. It's gonna be interesting this year to say the least.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...ays-lost-friend-riley-cooper-t-200733255.html

 

[ljinsane]

the division in the eagles locker room may have already begun, according to yahoo. LeSean McCoy speaks out. It's gonna be interesting this year to say the least.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...ays-lost-friend-riley-cooper-t-200733255.html

yup read that earlier...dude is going to get rocked this year a few times when he takes the field

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

Why are people keep comparing Vick's situation to this.......

 

[Salty Nuts]

Hope a Safety catch his ass going across the middle

 

[RAY V.]

man fuck roger godell we need a black commissioner...this some straight bullshit right here

 

[D-TOWN REP]

the division in the eagles locker room may have already begun, according to yahoo. LeSean McCoy speaks out. It's gonna be interesting this year to say the least.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...ays-lost-friend-riley-cooper-t-200733255.html

You see the cowardly CAC comments on that article???

I promise imma drop me another whiteboy one day

They all getting bolder and got it on their minds

Just got to wait for them to slip up

Me and my niggas already had one of these moments before back in the day

 

[kdogg3270]

You see the cowardly CAC comments on that article???

I promise imma drop me another whiteboy one day

They all getting bolder and got it on their minds

Just got to wait for them to slip up

Me and my niggas already had one of these moments before back in the day

i feel u brah

 

[RAY V.]

Hope a Safety catch his ass going across the middle

we need brian dawkins to come out of retirement and sign with the redskins

that nigga was a damn fool

 

[Swizz Heat]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell won't punish Riley Cooper

.... don't have too, he'll have a target on him for all 16 games of the season, maybe even for his whole NFL career. Seven years from now he may still get hit extra hard for that shit. So basically, he'll be feeling the "Zimmerman", scared as hell, not knowing when or if that big hit is coming.

 

[ak_rep]

the division in the eagles locker room may have already begun, according to yahoo. LeSean McCoy speaks out. It's gonna be interesting this year to say the least.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...ays-lost-friend-riley-cooper-t-200733255.html

Great. It should. I don't want the media lumping feelings together: oh, they're healing. No. There needs to be a coup. Hopefully they take it further and execute. They shouldn't have to put up with that at work.

 

[Smoke Van Gundy]

man fuck roger godell we need a black commissioner...this some straight bullshit right here

Its Chicken shit. If it was a anti-gay remark he made the NFL would have damn sure found a way to fine

 

[wildlover85]

Every black player need to sit out on the 4th week.

 

[DjMorpheus]

what I don't understand is why cats still be surprised???????????????

Goodell aint fiddin to punish no white player for sayin nigg.., when he be behind closed doors sayin the same shit. It's like the universe is givin us wake up calls left and right and we just like oh well...Crackas lovin Vick talkin bout how great it was and showed leadership that he forgave the cracka. This mufucka went to prison for killin some fuckin dogs and Zimmerman free but "that's the law".

 

[swiftandsilent]

Riley Cooper will get punished, it won't be by Goodell, it'll be those BLACK PLAYERS colliding with him, giving him some extra retribution.

YEP ^^^

 

[dirkthesuave]

And just as Zimmerman will get his in the streets...I suspect Riley will pay on the field. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[jokekofi]

We need him on the field.

 

[CurtDawg]

Hope a Safety catch his ass going across the middle

He better not go across the middle against Dashon Goldson !!!

 

[Dr. Truth]

He better not go across the middle against Dashon Goldson !!!

I'm sad we lost him but it's ok.

 

[zenman]

White folks are getting more and more comfortable with being outwardly racist.......it's getting on my nerves. Fuck Goodell

 

[Johnny_2_Clips]

Are people in here dumb or just plain can't read? It was STATED IN FINE PRINT, that legally Goodell can not do anything because of the CBA. The Eagles stepped in and wanted to handle it themselves. Plain and simple..

 

[kes1111]

 

[bk2blk]

Racism is alive and well my brothers and as previously mentioned some of these good ole boys are thinking it s 1955 again. 1st redneck says this to my face and I am smashing!!

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

Racism is alive and well my brothers and as previously mentioned some of these good ole boys are thinking it s 1955 again. 1st redneck says this to my face and I am smashing!!

The NFL deleted my comment on their website,this just prove the point I was making.....

 

[code_pirahna]

If it was a gay slur......Goodell would have fined him even if the team fined him too.....

Goodell comes down hard on black players but lets the white ones slide....

dude is a racist and I knew that from jump.